Humans are, at last, expanding their horizons. Assisted by cyborgs - genetically cloned biological bodies equipped with simple, silicon-based operating systems - they dispatched a vanguard of male and female astronauts to establish the first colony on Alpha Centauri’s planet Cabius 4.5 light-years away. They won’t be starting from scratch; an earlier flight landed other cyborgs to prepare the ground for the pioneer’s arrival. It was just unfortunate that nobody realised that one of these original cyborgs was different from the rest. Her silicon brain contained a gratification module and that made all the difference. This is a novel of 83000 words and contains graphic scenes that are only suitable for an adult readership. ...Paul Enock is an Engineer and Inventor by day and an author in the evenings living in the Forest of Dean in the UK.